1. I’m quite moody - haha! I bet a lot of people would agree to that! One person that I know even described me as ” parang hito, di mo mahuli sa dulas..”

2. I have a pretty good temper - being a team lead handling operations, I’d say that I’ve tripled my temper. Hehe! I need to or else, my team would have a team lead that will scrutinize their work and micromanage then provide bad feedback afterwards. Dami ko na ata napapalagpas.. hehe ganun!

3. I rely on ” Salonpas “ - or any pain relieving strips. Well, I’m prone to back-aches and stiff neck maybe because I have bad posture most of the time. Lalo na pag sleepy. The only thing I hate about those strips is when you try to peel them off, your hair on your back is being removed too, much more like when you go to a wellness center for a hair removal by wax. One more thing, those strips never fall off when you take a bath. hehe! kc yung sa ken lagi ko nakakalimutan eh, mga 2 days andun pa din. Tuwewew!

4. I really have bad eyes now - hay sad. I don’t really like wearing glasses but now my eyes got worse and when we had a training yesterday and had a projector blow off a powerpoint slide, I can’t really read if from a 3 meter distance.

5. I can sound intelligent when I need to even when I’m not - just made a recent organization update, made a 5 page slide for business review for 1 hour then discussed it via Web and teleconference over to our HVAC Industry Team in the US, I got commended by my manager and the Global Industry Manager but actually if they have dig deeper, I still have loopholes.

6. I have a big tummy - culprit - Coke and 7-11’s Big Gulp.

8. GOD HAD A CHOICE - I contemplated on this—
God, being a Creator and the Beginning of everything, did have a CHOICE to send His son for our sins or not. If he has not sent His son, what a scary world to live in. People would fear to have been born and live in a world with no God, because they would have to mingle with extremely bad people doing heinous crimes since there’s no Hope anyway. Much more, people would fear to die, not because there’s chances of painful methods of dying but because they know that their souls would automatically go to hell without passing judgement, which is even worse. But God is really merciful to CHOOSE to send His Son for us, to show His love and give us hope. What if God did not CHOOSE to love us?
” Lord I praise You because of who You are, not just for all the mighty things that you have done. Lord I worship You because of who You are, You’re all the reason that I need to voice my praise, because of who You are. ”

9. I’m quite patient and loves to travel by foot ( wag lang sobrang layo ) - hehe, in short mahilig maglakad. :-), My mom always tells me to ride the tricycle from the terminal to the FX terminal, but I don’t even when I’m carrying a heavy bag. Siguro kuripot? hehe! but no - one reason why I do that is because I don’t want myself to always be relying on what’s easiest,then I loose the little happiness of walking around, seeing people, seeing what’s with the places or being able to do a little exercise. I would prefer to wait for a tricycle to have complete passengers than to actually pay for a whole bunch, I save money in this way plus I preserve patience. :-p

10. I love giving little gifts - I was actually on the verge of accepting that I am quite kuripot but I realized I’m not din naman. Hehe! I have 10 members in my team at Emerson, I make it a point that I give gifts on their birthday. I’m happy for a simple ” thank you ” or ” that was sweet, kaw ang unang bumati sa ken. ” I also have about 15 youth close members and when their birthday comes, I always remember them thru little tokens. I love mother’s day surprises. I gave several bookmarks and CD’s to my counselor-mates and close Baptist Churches at FMBC. It also makes me happy to give a little something to someone close to me right now, nice! I also love to give gifts for my family, especially to mama, I would buy something that she hasn’t seen before ( coz she’s quite ecstatic whenever she receives one). I love to give Kids at church prizes or P50-100 for happy birthday ( hehe ang dami kc nila ) I love all my inaanak. Last Christmas, my Excel spreadsheet showed 73 people, imagine shopping for all of them, hehe, 13 lang inaanak ko dun, the rest are people connected to me.

11. I’m turning 27 this year. I just realized as an old cliche, ” You’re not getting any younger.” At gang ngaun di pa din ako marunong magluto at mamalengke! Weh anu nman!
12. For the past 3 weeks - I am in the office for minimum of 10 hours everyday - which is bad.
13 . Having a laptop doesn’t actually save me on work deadlines ( sa church din para may magamit ) - bought a laptop because I’d want to beat my deadlines at home
when I can no longer do it in the office. But I realized that I’d rather spend my time with my family at home than to still do work. ” Work to live, not live to work. ” ( sana lagi ko to maisip)
14. Di pa din ako marunong mag high-heels masyado - kc natapilok n nman ako recently at nagka sprain ulit ako, tsaka palage ako nadadapilas. My mom is my witness kc nung nadapilas ako ng matindi andun cya, nadapilas din ako sa lower ground ng building namin sa may hagdan. kahiya, naka skirt pa nman ako. Pero poise pa din daw ako tumayo sabi ng officemate ko, hehe
15. I never borrow a guy’s utensils even if it’s clean - ewan ko lang, cguro kc since we don’t have guys in the house since I was small, maybe it’s a factor. My co-TL’s were surprised that I was really hesitant to borrow my officemate’s spoon one time when we were at the pantry because of that. hehe! Ewan ko lang sa future!
16. Enjoy life! What you value is what you think about, what you think about is what you become. Kaya remove lahat ng negatives natin sa buhay and replace them with positive ones! I have a hard time doing this but I’m improving. Thank you po Lord.

I hope you’ll be blessed too, like how I did when I read this inspiring article by Max Lucado. May God’s blessing abound us. May the Fruits of the Spirit be always present in our thoughts, words and deeds by God’s grace and for His glory.

Gandang umaga po!

I CHOOSE…

 It’s quiet. It’s early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming. In a few moments the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day. The calm of the solitude will be replaced by the pounding pace of the human race. The refuge of the early morning will be invaded by decisions to be made and deadlines to be met. For the next twelve hours, I will be exposed to the day’s demands. It is now that I must make a choice. And so I choose:

I CHOOSE LOVE

… No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.

I CHOOSE JOY

… I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical…the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.
 

I CHOOSE PEACE…

I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.

I CHOOSE PATIENCE

… I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Rather than complaining that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage.

I CHOOSE KINDNESS

… I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone; kind to the rich, for they are afraid; kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me.

I CHOOSE GOODNESS

… I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will see the good in others when it is hard to find. I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness.

I CHOOSE FAITHFULNESS

… Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My spouse will not question my love. And my children will never fear that their father will not come home.

I CHOOSE GENTLENESS

… Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice, may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.

I CHOOSE SELF-CONTROL

… I am a spiritual being. After this body is dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will rot, rule the eternal. Anything I choose to read, will be something to enlighten & enrich me. Anything I choose to look at (or allow my thoughts to dwell on), will be something which will elevate me, making me a better husband/wife, parent, co-worker, and friend. I will abstain from all impurity, calling on my God to empower me to do so. On this day, I choose self-control.

LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS, AND SELF-CONTROL….

(The ‘Fruit of the Spirit’, found in Galatians 5:22-23.) To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek God’s face, and His forgiveness. And then when this day is done…I will place my head on my pillow, and rest. Amen.

This is a good story and is true, please read it all the way through until the end!
(After the story, there are some very interesting facts!) 

I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree.

I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway , so, I thought this would be a piece of cake, literally. Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s one crisp March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.

We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then even my husband did.

I did not move an inch… an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved.

As I turned around I smelled a horrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was “smiling”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for acceptance.

He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had been clutching.

The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation.

I held my tears as I stood there with them.

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.

He said, “Coffee is all Miss” because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something). He just wanted to be warm.

Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes.

That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray.

I then walked around t he corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand. He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”

I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, “I did not do this for you. God is here working through me to give you hope.”

I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, “That is why God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope.”

We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give. We are not church goers, but we are believers.

That day showed me the pure Light of God’s sweet love. I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand. I turned in “my project” and the instructor read it.

Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class.

She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part of God share this need to heal people and to be healed.

In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s, my husband, son, instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn:
UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. =)

I got this from www.febc.org.ph
I was reading this after my work hours in EPT.

This story really moved me…

I remember my childhood days…

Enjoy! God bless everyone!                                      

Naaalala mo pa ba kung paano makipag-taguan, madaling sumali diba, kung…isasali ka.

Ang mga matatanda ay hindi na naglalaro ng taguan, at least not for fun.

May kilala ka bang bata na sa paglalaro ng Taguan ay napaka-husay magtago at walang
makakakita sa kanya?

Nung bata pa kami may kilala kaming ganyan, kapag napagod kami kahahanap-give up na kami at bahala siyang mainip sa pinagtataguan niya, maya-maya lalabas na siya at galit, kasi hindi namin siya patuloy na hinanap, syempre magagalit din kami kasi laro ito eh! Mayroong hiding, mayroong finding, pagtatago at pagkakakita.

Sasabihin naman niya, ang daya ‘nyo, taguan ang laro at hindi give-up an. Tapos nagtatalo-talo na kung sino ang tama, kaya nagiging taguan at hiyawan. Tapos hindi na siya kasali at mayamaya din naman sasali uli at kahigpit-higpit na naman magtago. Ewan ko baka nga hanggang gayon ay nagtatago pa siya.

May kilala akong isang tao na may terminal cancer, duktor siya alam niya ang mga bagay-bagay,
tungkol sa sakit na cancer at kung paano mamamatay sa pamamagitan ng sakit na ito. Pero itinatago niya ito sa mga mahal niya sa buhay dahil ayaw niyang magdusa sila sa kalagayan niya, inilihim niya ang kanyang kalagayan, hanggang siya ay mamatay. Ang sabi ng madami, ang tapang naman ng taong ito dahil nakapag-tiis siyang mag-isa at matahimik at walang pinahirapan pero alam ‘nyo, sumama ang loob ng mga nagmamahal sa kanya pamilya, kaibigan masama ang loob nila, dahil hindi niya sila kinailangan, hindi niya sila pinag-katiwalaang makakaya nilang makipasan ng kalagayan niya. At masakit sa mga nagmamahal sa kanya, na hindi man lamang sila nakapag-paalam. Masyado silang nagtago, kung hindi sana, hindi sana siya naalis sa laro.

Taguan…Taguan hindi pambata, kundi pang-matanda. Nagtatago pero umaasang may makakatagpo, nalilito, ano ang sasabihin ng mga tao, ayokong maka-abala ng kahit sino.

Mas maganda kaysa larong taguan ang larong “Sardinas”.
Sardines sa larong ito yung “It” o ang taya ay siyang magtatago at hahanapin siya ng lahat.
Yung unang makakakita sa kanya, makikisiksik sa pagtatago, hangan sa pangalawa, pangatlo at halos lahat na.
Nagsisik-sikan parang sardinas, liban sa iilan o iisa, tapos ka-sisik-sikan, nag hahagik-gikan , may matatawa ng malakas
at dahil sa katuwaan makikita na ng iba.

Yung ibang “Theologians” nang unang panahon,  inilarawan ang Diyos parang taguan o hide and seek. Ang tawag sa latin “deux abscontitus” pero alam nyo para sa akin, ang Diyos ay hindi hide and seek.

Siya ay gaya ng larong sardines, natatagpuan siya dahil gusto niyang matagpuan. Hindi lang ng isa kundi ng marami, at kung
sino man ang nakakatagpo sa kanya, sumasaya at dahil sa kasayahang dulot nito, natatagpuan din
ang Diyos ng ibang tao.

Kaibigan baka patuloy kang nagtatago, maaaring napapagod ka na, ang sabi ni Jesus “come unto me and I will give you rest” lumapit ka sa Panginoon. Magbalik-loob
ka sa kanya, isuko mo ang iyong buhay kay Jesus at magiging tunay kang maligaya. Kaligayahang ‘di maitatago sa iba..=)

1. Hindi porke kaya mong gawin ang isang bagay ay dapat mo na itong gawin.

2. Hindi mo dapat iniiyakan ang nakaraan. Isipin mo , bakit nasa harap ang mata? ito ay para lagi mong nakikita ang iyong hinaharap.

3. Mahirap maging matanda. Wala nang mas matanda pa na titingin sa iyo.

4. Wag mong ipakitang malungkot ka sa ibang tao kung wala kang balak magshare ng problema. Para kang nag-alok ng hopia pero di mo naman ibibigay.

                 MAKE SENSE HUH!!!!

Akala ko dati cartoons lang talaga ang mga cartoons. Yun bang maaliw lang ako pero habang tumatanda pala tayo yung akala nating walang kahulugang mga dialogue eh may kahulugan pala!

Yun lang… gusto ko lang i-share!

Godbless po sa mga magbabasa! =)

Isang paa ang may suot ng nike

ang nasa tambakan ng basurahan

kumatas ang dugo

umiling- iling ang basurero’t sabay bulong:

“AY…SAYANG… WALANG KAPARES…”

    To the one reading this, be thankful and maintain a heart full of gratitude to our Maker, you have been blessed more than the person above that only has a pair of shoe. God has been very good to us!

    God bless everyone! Happy weekend po! =)

Chorus:

Lord, I’m available… available to You.
I want to bless You Lord… in everything I do.
Jesus, here’s my heart… I give You every part.
Now all I want do is be available… I want to be available to You.

II.
What lies ahead, I just don’t know, I haven’t got a clue.
I do know this, the days I’ve left, I want to spend on You.
And when this life is over, I know I’ll hear You say
Well done, my son, I’m so proud of you… you took the better way.

Chorus:
So I’m available… available to You.
I want to bless You Lord… in everything I do.
Jesus, here’s my heart… I give You every part.
All I want do is be available… I want to be available to You.

Bridge:
Here I am Lord, here I am.. I am available
Jesus, here’s my heart… I give You every part.
Now all I want do is be available… I want to be available to You.

" Lord.. help me to always stand by You and never lose grip, no matter how hard, no matter how busy, no matter how heartbroken, let me be available…. let me be available for You… - Che "

Your Isaac is your most cherished blessing from the Lord. Just like Abraham, it took you many years of waiting patiently before God finally gave you this gift. Then, without any explanation, the Lord asks you to offer it back to Him… How do you respond to this test? Would you obey?

Giving up my Isaac was one of the hardest things that I had to do in my life. I consider it as my biggest test of faith, obedience & submission. It is still with moment by moment grace that I am able to endure the pain from this act of sacrifice. To give up this blessing meant death to my soul but as it is written, only when you are willing to die, can you truly live…

I found comfort by keeping in mind these truths about God:

1. God loves us. He will never allow us to experience pain without a good purpose.

2. God knows what’s best for us. Someday, we will understand why things had to happen and we’ll be thankful that things turned out the way they did. Aren’t we glad that it’s not us who are in control over our lives but an all-knowing and all-powerful God?

3. God is good ALL THE TIME. It’s easy to say God is good when things are going our way but can we still say this when we are in pain? God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He is good all the time! =)

4. God is the source of all blessings. My focus should be on the GIVER and not on the gift. If He was able to bless me in the past, He can bless me again today and tomorrow.

5. God wants us to grow spiritually. If the only way for us to grow is through suffering, then that is what He will give us.

"Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.." - Psalm 30:5    =)

  Hay, grabe talaga! As what this weblog’s title is, yes… kinagat talaga ako ng pusa! Waaah! This happened just yesterday and I want you guys to take extra precaution.

Papasok kasi ako ng office kahapon, ang aga ko pumasok kahapon actually kaya I decided to drop by muna sa labas ng building namen to buy food. Dun sa may gilid ng Burger Machine, I saw a stray cat. Actually it was about to cross the other end, eh ako naman going on the same direction din. Tas patigil tigil cya gang sa nag-back out cya sa pagtawid. I didn’t expect that the cat would actually stop sa middle ng pagtawid nya. Kaya ayun, paghakbang ko natapakan ko cya…. kaya ayun! Kinagat nya ko sa paa! Waah! Nagulat talaga ako at pagtingin ko na lang sa right foot ko, ayun may sugat na and it was bleeding!

Pagkatapos ko bumili ng food, umakyat na ko sa floor namen, kahit sa elevator continuous pa ren and pagdugo nya. Pagdating ko sa workstation ko, kinuha ko alcohol ko sa pedestal at binuhusan ko paa ko. Mahapdi cya actually. Babalewalain ko na lang sana kasi para maliit na sugat lang naman. Kaso lang nag suggest yung guard ng floor namen na ipatingin ko daw sa clinic namen. Since maaga nga akong dumating, sabi ko.. o sige na nga tutal I still have 2 more hours before my actual shift at wala naman akong gagawen pa.

Pagpunta ko ng clinic, nilinis ng nurse yung sugat ko tapos nilagyan nya ng anti-bacterial cream. Akala ko ok na yun, tapos tinawagan nya yung company doctor namen at sinabi what happened to me. Our doctor advised that I go to Medical City to have an " anti-tetanus toxid vaccine."

Nyaa! Naisip ko medyo abala naman ang sugat na to, ang liit lang naman pero kailangan ko pang pumunta s Medical City. pero naisip ko nga, since I have 2 more hours at one ride lang naman ang Medical City from Ortigas, cge na nga kasi di pa naman dn ako nakakapunta dun sa hospital na yun at sabi nila parang hotel daw dun kaya out of curiosity at gusto ko din malaman pasikot sikot dun, ayun pumunta ko Medical City.

Pagdating ko dun, diretso na ko ng ER, naghintay ako ng waiting area ng mga 30 mins tinawag ako ng nurse and led me to the doctor. Kinausap ako ni Dr. Gonzales about the vaccines that I need to take to ensure that I won’t be affected by cat rabies:

- Tetanus Toxid 0.5 ml

- Tetanus IG 250 ml

- ERIG 8.6 ml

- Verorab 0.1 ml

Hay! ang dami pala! That moment parang gusto ko na lang umuwe…bumalik sa office at pabayaan na lang yung sugat tutal di naman sumasakit at tsaka isa pa… matatakutin ako sa injection! As in kahit nung bata pa ko, ayoko talaga ng mga syringe syringe na yan at working girl na ko bago ko nalaman ang blood type ko kasi nga ayoko mga tusok tusok. Hay!

I resisted needles kahit nuon pa, sa science fair sa school at kung saan-saan pa.. but yesterday, I had 12 shots total of these 4 types of medicine. Waaah! talaga!

Ininjectionan ako ng 2 left arm, 2 sa right arm, isa sa may wrist, 1 sa pwet at 6 sa wounded area ko sa right foot. The method of vaccine was intradermal kaya parang sa skin lang talga i-iinject yung syringe. Kumbaga horizontal at di pa vertical ung position ng needle at manipis na balat lang ang papatamaan. At walang anesthesia ito! Waah talaga! ok lang sa akin yung naunang lima eh, ang kaso pagdating dun sa 6 na injection sa paa, yun ang di ko natiis. Pinalibutan nila ung maliit na sugat ng 6 na injections hanggang tumaba yung paa ko, pagkatapos ako injectionan ng nurse sa paa, paglabas nya ng room, dun ako napaiyak as in IYAK! pagbalik nya pinatahan nya pa ko. Kaya pala nagtataka ako sa kanya kasi bago nya ko injectionan ay sori cya ng sori dahil masakit daw. Nagtaka nman tuloy ako kasi di ba usually ang sinasabi ng nurse " parang kagat lang na langgam to… "

Pati yung Medicard ko nag maxed out na kasi for vaccines pala, P 10,000 lang ang covered nila. Any amount exceeding that, patient na ang magbabayad. Eh P10, 603 and bill ko, kaya ayun nagbayad pa ako ng P603. .. all because of that stray cat.

At di lang yun, I have to undergo 2-4 sessions pa na each session would cost me P1, 850.00 for Verorab injections. Waah! at ako na ang magbabayad nun kasi maxed out na nga yung card ko.

Sa Sunday na yung next session ko, grabe pala ang kagat ng pusa. I never thought it would cost a lot and dami ng sessions.

Alam nyo ba ang mangyayari kapag di nakapag pa injection. Sabi ni Doc, kapag infected daw ng virus ang animal na kumagat sayo, yung rabies daw ay pede kumalat sa katawan and eventually reach the brain. When that happens, a person wil go crazy at maglalaway ganun.. eventually will die. waah! Di ko ma imagine ang sarili na naglalaway at nababaliw na! UY! Grabe talaga!

Kaya kayo mag-ingat kayo, and don’t neglect once you’ve been bitten by an animal especially if it’s a stray cat or dog. It’s deadly! I’d stay away from cats and dogs na muna, hehe! Ayoko na ulit makagat! Actually hanggang ngayon, masakit pa den ang mga pinaginjectionan sa ken. huhuhu!

On the other hand, kung ako din naman siguro ang pusa, mangangagat din ako sa lakas ng pagkatapak ko sa kanya baka makain ko pa yung paa ng tumapak sa ken..Whehehe! Joke lang! Kumbaga defense mechanism nya din un. Ang sakit siguro nun kasi ang lakas ng sigaw ng pusa nung natapakan ko cya eh.

Lesson Learned: Never underestimate a cat.

Dear God- guide Nyo po ako sa next sessions ko, please let me be brave.  ..

God bless, be safe friends and have a blessed weekend everyone!

Lord.. someday I will see You beneath these clouds…I know You are out there.

Thank you for forgiving all my sins, You’ve known me, the mistakes I’ve done, the struggles in me I fight hard with and especially You know how I’m not worthy of Your love..but thank you God for your undying patience on me. Someday, I will say my " Thank You" to You personally, I will make music everyday, I will praise You and exalt You.

When that time comes Lord, I want to see my family with me, my friends, my relatives, even those that hated me at times. May Your Word reach them Lord and may they accept You as Lord and Savior as well.

Help me be Lord to always abide in Your truth. I am still struggling with my imperfections, but I am hopeful and trusting in your ability to do the good work in me.

Someday..when the time comes, I will see You…I hope to say to St. Paul.." I have kept the faith, I have run the race..=)